Leon Bumbarger McCarty (June 20, 1888 – September 18, 1962) was an American football and baseball coach. He was the 17th head football coach at the University of Kansas, serving for one season, in 1919, and compiling a record of 3–2–3.[1][2] McCarty also was head baseball coach at Kansas from 1914 to 1917 and in 1920, tallying a record of 37–21–1 and winning Missouri Valley Conference championships in 1914 and 1915.

Leon McCarty
Biographical details
Born(1888-06-20)June 20, 1888
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1962(1962-09-18) (aged 74)
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1908–1909Ohio State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919Kansas
Baseball
1914–1917Kansas
1920Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall3–2–3 (football)
37–21–1 (baseball)

McCarty was a 1910 graduate of Ohio State University, where he lettered in football in 1908 and 1909.[3]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919 Kansas 3–2–3 1–1–1 T–3rd
Kansas: 3–2–3 1–1–1
Total: 3–2–3

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas Names Coach" Christian Science Monitor July 14, 1919
  2. ^ Kansas Coaching Records Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The New York Times "Leon McCarty to Coach Kansas" July 24, 1919
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